October:
Oliver Corro, Top Performer, US New Star International Etude Competition
September:
Enping Zhang, 2nd prize winner, Charleston International Piano Competition
August:
Oliver Corro, named recipient of the National Chopin Foundation Scholarship
Daniel Strebulaev, Symphonic Sketches, original composition, SF Civic Orchestra, Hume Concert Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Owen Zhuang, Concerto Soloist, Mozart Concerto in A major, K.488, Cross-Strait Youth Piano Festival, Fuzhou, China
July:
Caden Chan, Concerto Soloist, Kabalevsky Concerto #3, Warsaw, Poland
Daniel Strebulaev, Chamber Music at Music@Menlo Festival and Institute
June:
Caden Chan, first prize, Chopin Avenue Competition, Warsaw, Poland
Shiori Kiriake, Beethoven Concerto #1 with Forth Worth Symphony, Fort Worth, Texas
Oliver Corro, discretionary prize, Arthur Fraser Piano Competition, University of South Carolina
Zach Weiner, first prize, San Diego International Piano Competition; special prize for best performance of a contemporary piece.
May:
Trio Klarino, with pianist Janelle Bai, received the gold medal at the Global Genius Music Competition.
Frederick Chen, first prize, Brisbane International Youth Music Competition, Brisbane, Australia
High School Graduates: Janelle Bai (Barnard), Oliver Corro (UCLA), Langrun Lin (UCLA), Rohan Ramkumar (Stanford), Cami Yen (Stanford), Enping Zhang (Texas A@M)
Harlan Olsen, Solo Recital, Bowes Center, San Francisco
Oliver Corro, first prize, Burlingame Music Club Competition
Oliver Corro, first prize, Golden State Youth Orchestra Competition
Oliver Corro, first prize, Sylvia M. Ghiglieri Piano Competition
April:
Oliver Corro, Concerto Soloist, Peninsula Symphony, San Mateo, CA
Daniel Strebulaev, first prize, Ankara International Piano Competition
March:
Oliver Corro, first prize, CAPMT 2025 Honors State Competition; first prize, CAPMT 2025 Contemporary Music State Competition
Oliver Corro, winner, Cecilia Mendez Young Pianists Beethoven Competition, San Jose, CA
Daniel Strebulaev, second prize, CAPMT 2025 Concerto Competition
Shiori Kiriake: Recital, Zoshigaya Music Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Harlan Olsen: Beethoven Concerto #3, Walnut Creek Youth Orchestra
Sarah Li, Alex Kim, Raymond Jiang (organ), Harlan Olsen, Daniel Stebulaev, and Irene Xu selected to perform in the 2025 Junior Bach Festival
Jake Wang, first prize, 2025 Charleston International Piano Competition
Max Wang, third prize, 2025 Pacific Musical Society Competition
Owen Zhuang, third prize, 2025 CAPMT Contemporary Music Competition
February:
Frederick Chen, Gold Prize at the International Chopin Competition in ASIA held in Japan
Oliver Corro, winner, Marilyn Mindell Concerto Competition and also winner of the Sonata Prize
Roger Guo, winner of the Concerto Competition at Phillips Exeter Academy in Massachusetts
Daniel Strebulaev, first prize in the Concerto Competition sponsored by the California Association of Professional Music Teachers (CAPMT) for Northern CA
Alex Kim, second prize, Charleston International Piano Competition
Irene Xu, first prize, US Open International Piano Competition sponsored by the Bay Area Music Association
January:
Daniel Strebulaev and Owen Zhuang named first prize winners in their respective age categories in the Contemporary Music Competition sponsored by the California Association of Professional Music Teachers (CAPMT), District 2.
Highlights of 2024:
Roger Guo named a 2024-25 Scholarship Recipient by the Chopin Foundation of the United States.
Shiori Kiriake, First Prize, Special Prize for Best Performance of a Modern Piece, Boston International Piano Competition
Oliver Corro, First Prize, East Bay Music Foundation Competition
Frederick Chen, First Prize, Pacific Musical Society Competition
Students have received first prizes at the International Bach Competition in Leipzig, Scottish International Piano Competition, Stravinsky International Piano Competition, International Bach Competition in Wurzburg, Rosalyn Tureck International Bach Competition in New York City, Corpus Christi and Lennox International Young Artist Competitions in Texas, and competitions in Ukraine and Armenia.
June 7: Emma Lai
Honorable Mention: San Jose International Piano Competition (Young Musicians Category)
June 7: Elaine Lee
Winner’s Concert, US International Piano Competition, Campbell Recital Hall, Stanford University
June 13: Students of John McCarthy
Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco
December 19: Students of John McCarthy
Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco
December 13: Andrew Ding
First Prize: Hong Kong International Piano Invitation Competition-China Regional
December 12: Kevin Li
San Jose Youth Symphony, Prokofiev Concerto #1, Saratoga High School, Saratoga
December 6: Leyla Kabuli
First Prize: Nova Vista Symphony Concerto Competition
December 6: Leyla Kabuli
Solo recital: Les Amis de la Culture Francaise, Berkeley, CA
November 28: Students of John McCarthy
Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco
November 1: Tristan Yang
Eight world premieres of new works for solo piano, Hume Concert Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
October 24: Students of John McCarthy
Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco
October 20: Courtney Gao
Simon Trpceski Masterclass, Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco
October 18: Leyla Kabuli
Audience Favorite Award and Best Performance of a Transcription, Seattle International Piano Competition
October 4: Katie Gu
101 Pianists finale concert with Lang Lang, Weil Hall at the Green Music Center, Sonoma County
September 6: Leyla Kabuli
Solo Recital, Atria Covell Gardens, Davis
August 29: Tia Chang
Benefit Concert for ZOE Children’s Homes, Foothill Covenant Church, Los Altos
August 22: Students of John McCarthy
Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco
July 25, August 1, August 8: Tristan Yang
Koret Young Performers Concert, Music@Menlo, The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton
July 25: Leyla Kabuli
Second prize and Special Prize for Best Performance of a Contemporary Work, Los Angeles Young Musicians International Piano Competition
July 13: Leyla Kabuli
Second prize and Ostlund Award for Contemporary Music, Enkor International Music Competition.
June 14: Emma Lai
Winner’s concert: San Jose International Piano Competition, Le Petit Trianon, San Jose
June 14: Jonathan and Hannah Chu
Joint Recital, Lakeside Presbyterian Church, San Francisco